Krajková

Krajková
Krajková
Municipality
	Church of Saints Peter and Paul
	Coat of arms
	Krajková Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°12′58″N 12°32′3″E / 50.21611°N 12.53417°ECoordinates: 50°12′58″N 12°32′3″E / 50.21611°N 12.53417°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Karlovy Vary
District	Sokolov
First mentioned	1350
Area
• Total	35.23 km2 (13.60 sq mi)
Elevation	582 m (1,909 ft)
Population (2021-01-01)
• Total	963
• Density	27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	357 08
Website	www.krajkova.com

Krajková (German: Gossengrün) is a municipality and village in Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[]

Villages of Anenská Ves, Bernov, Dolina, Hrádek, Květná and Libnov are administrative parts of Krajková.

History[]

The first written mention of Krajková is from 1350. Krajková was a mining town where lead was mined. In 1947 Krajková lost its town status and its German name was replaced with the Czech one.^[2]

From 1938 to 1945 it was one of the municipalities in Sudetenland.

References[]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
^ "Dějiny Krajkové" (in Czech). Obec Krajková. Retrieved 2021-06-04.

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[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.

[2] "Dějiny Krajkové" (in Czech). Obec Krajková. Retrieved 2021-06-04.

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